State Route 6 Corridor Study Final Report - Cobb County Government

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1.2.2.3 Alternatives Analysis The Alternatives Analysis Report (October 2007) focuses on alternatives identification, scenario development, and assessment. This report presents the scenario development process and provides a summary of scenario findings, along with additional transportation strategies. Specifically, the transportation scenarios include major roadway capacity projects and new transit services for evaluation within the ARC travel demand model. Complementing the transportation scenarios are supportive land use concepts. Additional transportation strategies for freight; roadway operations, safety and design; transit; bicycle and pedestrian facilities; and transportation demand management were developed. 1.2.2.4 Market Assessment The Market Assessment Report presents the overall market trends for population and employment within the corridor study area. The market assessment was used to provide a realistic economic basis on which to develop land use and development recommendations. 1.2.2.5 Survey Findings This report, Public Support for Alternatives to Improve SR 6 (August 2007) presents the findings of a scientific public opinion survey conducted by The Schapiro Group for the SR 6 study. A poll was conducted among a random sample of 500 adults during July 2007 to identify general public interest and support for proposed transportation improvement strategies. Survey data from this study fall into several categories: how residents use SR 6, their thoughts on the state of SR 6 today, their preferences for various traffic mitigation alternatives, and their preferences for various overall improvement alternatives. 1.2.2.6 Public Involvement Plan The goal of the public involvement plan is to inform and educate the public on the study process, options and products inherent to the development of improvement strategies for the corridor. This report identified the techniques and schedule for public involvement throughout the study. Several techniques were applied to achieve the study’s outreach goals including stakeholder interviews and committee structures, public meetings and displays, collateral materials, and media/governmental affairs coordination. Final Report 1‐5 January 2008
1.2.3 Public Engagement Activities The SR 6 Corridor Study conducted a thorough community outreach process throughout the study. Many forms of outreach were utilized including public meetings, stakeholder meetings, focus groups, on‐site meetings, displays and surveys. In addition, more than 500 people received written materials and provided feedback to the process. Innovative outreach techniques used on the project included a stakeholder bus tour in July 2006, on‐site events at the Silver Comet Trail and Sweetwater Creek State Park in April and June 2007, and a public opinion research survey in July 2007. The innovative outreach tools provided information about the study and opportunities for a broader public participation than is generally achieved in long range transportation planning studies. Public information meetings were conducted in each of the four corridor segments to insure broad, geographic representation and an opportunity to participate in the process. A comprehensive list of public outreach efforts is provided in Table 1‐1. Table 1‐1: General Public Outreach Efforts Category Description or Location Date General Public Information Meetings Focus Groups Community Meetings or Presentations Presentation of Baseline Conditions September 18, 19, 20 and 26, 2006 Presentation of Proposed Alternatives August 20, 22, 27, and 29, 2007 Public Safety Community July 31, 2007 Freight Community July 31, 2007 Bicycle and Pedestrian Community August 1, 2007 Transit Community August 2, 2007 Hiram City Council Meeting January 9, 2007 Powder Springs City Council September 19, 2006 Fulton Industrial Business Association February 20, 2007 City of East Point Town Hall Meeting March 29, 2007 Southwest Austell Neighborhood Association Meeting April 2, 2007 South Fulton Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Issues Meeting April 12, 2007 Southwest Austell Neighborhood Association Meeting April 16, 2007 Final Report 1‐6 January 2008
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